You moved to Ashkelon and someone on the Anglo Community WhatsApp group tells you to pick it up at Silver or you can find it at Giron. Consider this page as your "primer" on where to find the major stores and shopping areas. This is an ongoing project of listing popular shopping places in [...]
Tikkun Leil Shavuot - a Multifaceted Night of Learning in Ashkelon This year's annual Tikkun Leil Shavuot features multiple shiurim in three different venues. We are highlighting the English-language shiurim that will be given this year on Shavuot. What is Tikkun Leil Shavuot? The practice of staying up all Shavuot [...]
Pets are important members of your family. Here are some suggestions we hope you will find helpful to get through sirens and rockets: Common sense and sensitivity: Seek shelter if you are outside. Do not walk your dog or remain in an open space like the beach. Even if sirens have not sounded [...]
Rabbi Dr. Nachum Amsel will be teaching a class in Jewish Values at the Central Synagogue of Afridar. The class is held on Wednesdays at 7:30 PM. Each week we cover a new topic, independent of the others. The class is meant for men and women and is taught in English. Light refreshments [...]
Every week we send out a newsletter with information on davening times and upcoming events at the Central Synagogue of Afridar. The banner is changed every week to reflect events in the parasha or an upcoming holiday. Some are missing, but when we get to them this year, we hope to create new [...]
In 1965, a few families on Washington's Bainbridge Island created a game to keep their kids from being bored. The game used table tennis paddles, a wiffle ball and a badminton net. A while later, a name was found for the game and "pickleball" was born. According to Joan Pritchard, wife of one [...]
Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Time: 7:00 PM Place: Central Synagogue of Afridar 2 Yekhezkel Zonabend Street, Ashkelon The חוג התרבות is delighted to invite you to a free program featuring Emanuel Rund. What dangers lie ahead for Diaspora Jews? Is it time for Jews to leave the Diaspora? Judaism has an institutionalized, collective [...]
With the Israeli election just three weeks away, many people are still unsure who to vote for. So here is your chance to ask questions, in English, from representatives of the major parties. The plan is to organize a series of "chug bayit" evenings in Ashkelon where we can meet the different parties. [...]
Yom Kippur, also known in English as the Day of Atonement is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. It occurs annually on the 10th Day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. In 2022, Yom Kippur starts on the evening of Tuesday, October 4. Primarily centered on atonement and [...]
Before making Aliyah, I could not have understood the vast differences between life in the “old country” and our new home in Israel. I knew that living in Israel meant we’d have the “feeling we're not in Kansas anymore”, but after 16 years, I keep on seeing more and more differences that I [...]
